Benjamin frazee



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BENJAMIN FRAZEE, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNO R OF ONE-HALF TO HORACEHARRIS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

FOLDING STOOL.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 268,214, dated November28, 1882. Application filed April 4, 1882. (No model.)

T all whom it may concern Be it known that I, BENJAM[N FRAZEE, ofNewark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented anew and useful Improvement in Folding Stools, of which the following isa specification.

Myinvention relates to folding stools Wherein 1 construct a stool thatmay be closed up and carried about easily and be stowed away or shippedand occupy but little space, and yet may be adjusted into a rigid stoolthat may be used to stand on or for other like purposes; and it consistsin the devices substan- Einllj, as hereinafter set forth.

:5 F gure 1 is a side elevation. Fig. 2 is a front elevation. Fig. 3shows the stool folded up. V

In my construction I make double crossframes A B, the latter part justfitting inside the former, and they are jointed together by the rod 0.The ends of this rod pass through the frame-pieces B and into .thepieces A, but ordinarily do not go through them. However,

they may pass clear through, and even may have a screw-nut on theoutside of the frame; but preferably they will be made as this is shownand described above. The parts ot'the frame are provided with stay-rodsD E. To one of the rods D is hung a seat, F, made or- 0 dinarily ofwood, about a half-inch thick; but

the seat may be made of some other firm material. To the under side ofthe seat are secured two metal straps, G, having one end formed with aneye, H, togo over the rod D in the frame part B, allowing the seat toswing 5 on this rod. The opposite end of the strap is formed with ahook, K, fitted to catch onto the rod D on' the frame part A.

To. put the stool in position fora seat, I press the tops of the framestogether with the ;0 seat above until the rod passes the hook, and thenthey are left to spread apart, the straps resting on the rod until thehooks catch onto the rod. and prevent further spreading and make afirmly secured and braced seat stool.

with the eyes H and hooks K, so that when i the stool is folded up theseat will hang be tween the upper ends of the frame-pieces,substantially as and for the purpose specified.

' BENJAMIN FRAZEE.

Witnesses:

HORACE HARRIS, J. W. (JoUsELYEA.

